Chapter 1508: A Late Promotion

In such heavy rain, Zhang Shiqin was transferred to the Yulin Municipal Archives Bureau as a deputy director in charge of the labor union and women's federation, sadly leaving Changshan County.

In fact, Zhang Shiqin being able to retain his rank was already considered quite good. According to the wishes of his superiors, he should have been demoted, but in the end, he was still allowed to retain his deputy county-level rank and became a deputy director.

Of course, this deputy county-level rank could not be compared with being a deputy county magistrate. From now on, he would only have a few subordinates, and every day at work would be just a newspaper and a cup of light tea until he got off work. It was estimated that he wouldn't even be able to afford good tea leaves; after all, the Archives Bureau had limited funds.

Where there are people leaving, there are naturally people coming. Su Xinghui was appointed by the Municipal Committee as a member of the Changshan County Standing Committee and Deputy County Magistrate of Changshan County, while his position as Party Secretary of Matou Town was retained for him.

This could also be considered the Municipal Committee respecting Comrade Su Xinghui's personal wishes.

Su Xinghui became a member of the County Standing Committee and Deputy County Magistrate at the age of just twenty-five. This was considered remarkable not only in Hudong Province but even in the whole country. Even in the central government, there were not many twenty-five-year-old deputy county-level officials, let alone one who was a deputy county magistrate with actual power and also a member of the County Standing Committee.

However, Su Xinghui's appointment did not cause too much of a stir; it seemed that this matter was a matter of course. But it was indeed a matter of course; with Su Xinghui's dazzling political achievements over the past few years, plus his exchange from an economically developed region to an economically backward region, this deputy county-level rank should have been resolved when he was transferred to Changshan County.

Therefore, this was a late promotion.

Of course, being late had its advantages. If Su Xinghui had been promoted to deputy county-level just after being transferred to Changshan, he was transferred from the position of town mayor at that time, and at most he would have been promoted to deputy county magistrate; he could not have joined the Standing Committee because his seniority was not enough, and he might not have had the division of labor he wanted, making it difficult for him to take charge of a project alone. It might not have been better than being a town party secretary.

Now it was different. With more than half a year of paving the way as town party secretary, his seniority was sufficient, and he had also made remarkable achievements in Matou Town. Now adding the title of County Standing Committee member to him was a matter of course, which could be considered a step in place.

Su Xinghui was promoted, but the happiest one was Ling Anguo. With a deputy like Su Xinghui, he did not have to worry about the work in Changshan County not improving. If possible, he wished Su Xinghui could take a step in place and become the county magistrate directly. Of course, this could only be a thought.

The day after Su Xinghui was promoted, Ling Anguo convened a county magistrate's office meeting. The content of this meeting was mainly to welcome the new comrade and then to adjust the division of labor among the deputy county magistrates.

Since such a capable person as Su Xinghui had become a deputy county magistrate, it was natural to maximize his abilities, so it was very necessary to adjust the division of labor. Some important work had to be assigned to Su Xinghui.

Adjusting the division of labor in the middle of the year was not a common thing, but this was a special situation after all; one county magistrate had left, and a new one had come, so of course, the division of labor had to be adjusted.

If it were someone else, Ling Anguo might have just assigned Zhang Shiqin's original division of labor to him, and the meeting to adjust the division of labor would just be a formality. But Su Xinghui had come, so this was not just a formality.

Ling Anguo knew this, and the other deputy county magistrates also knew it. Did they have any objections? Of course, they had objections, because some important work was bound to be transferred to Su Xinghui. But what was the use of having objections? Now Su Xinghui had the joint support of the County Party Secretary and the County Magistrate, and he was also the son-in-law of the Vice Governor. Who dared to raise objections to his face?

Su Xinghui was still very observant of rules; the meeting was scheduled to start at nine o'clock, and he arrived at the venue ten minutes early.

When he arrived at the venue, none of the other deputy county magistrates had arrived yet; only the director of the county government office, Zhu Tie, was directing a few county government staff members in setting up the venue.

As soon as Su Xinghui arrived, he began helping to set up the venue. A staff member called out, "County Magistrate Su," and only then did Zhu Tie notice that Su Xinghui had arrived. He hurried over and said, "County Magistrate Su, you've arrived so early. You don't need to do these things; it will be set up in a moment. Please sit down and have some tea."

Su Xinghui was not one to be pretentious and insist on doing anything, so once Zhu Tie said that, he stopped. The venue was indeed almost set up, and within two minutes, the staff members had finished.

Zhu Tie said, "County Magistrate Su, your office has already been prepared for you. Whenever you have time, I will take you to see it."

Zhu Tie was a young cadre around thirty-five years old. Although he was ten years older than Su Xinghui, he always used honorifics when speaking to Su Xinghui, which did not feel the least bit out of place; Su Xinghui's abilities and methods had already earned the respect of these subordinates.

Su Xinghui nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you, Director Zhu."

Zhu Tie hurriedly said, "Please, don't be so formal."

At five minutes to nine, several deputy county magistrates arrived one after another. They all nodded at Su Xinghui with smiles to express their welcome. A few of the male deputy county magistrates even tried to offer Su Xinghui a cigarette, but Su Xinghui smiled and declined. These deputy county magistrates also knew that Su Xinghui truly did not smoke, so they let it be.

Two minutes later, Shi Ronghuai walked over with a steady, measured gait. These people had a very precise grasp of the order in which to arrive for meetings; generally speaking, they would never make a mistake.

Shi Ronghuai also nodded and smiled at Su Xinghui to express his welcome, and Su Xinghui nodded and smiled back in thanks.